Community leaders suggested starting a $500,000 emergency relief fund for local businesses that are struggling to staff their stores and restaurants.

A day after federal officers and National Guard troops descended on MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, immigrant residents of the surrounding neighborhood were coming to grips with the operation that local officials said seemed designed to sow fear.

Federal agents responded Monday to MacArthur Park in Los Angeles’ Westlake area. Details about why the agents, some in tactical gear, were at the park west of downtown Los Angeles were not immediately available.